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Blake, Ortiz fuel Horned Frogs' defense

By Adam Rittenberg
Special to ESPN.com

Thursday, March 22, 2007

Gary Patterson doesn't stiff-arm change, though you wouldn't blame him if he did. With spring practice under way, Patterson, the seventh-year TCU coach, is formulating a motto for 2007. Despite an abundance of catchy lyrics in his iPod, which as of December contained 9,200 songs, Patterson has yet to find a phrase that best suits his team. "Ever year," he maintains, "the motto's different. You lose a couple players. A lot of things change." Given the way TCU finished the 2006 season, Pat ...

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